Joanne Mattera Art Blog

I originally published this post in August 2006 as A Brush with Destiny, but I've brought it back under a new title. I'll have a ne...

See addendum at bottom of post Ah, seeing these paintings at the Paul Kasmin Gallery (through January 19) made me feel like I was back in ar...

Back when I was in art school, talking about the business side of art would have gotten you branded as a careerist, a sellout. This kind of ...

Kay WalkingStick: Cataloochee, 2007, gold leaf, oil and wood, diptych; 24 x 48 inches The geometric trail continues below Houston Street. ...

There was a wealth of geometric expression in Manhattan last month. I photographed some of it. Then I went to Miami for the fairs and spent...

Click here for FAIR FACTOR: Report from Miami . Atrium view of Martin Puryear at MoMA: Desire, 1981, with Ladder for Booker T. Washington ...

My coverage of the fair is complete as of December 23, 2007 . . Prologue . Twin Peeks . Basel Miami . The Containers . Aqua Art . Flow...

Reading over the dealer's shoulder at Pulse The Mood and the Particulars By all accounts the mood going into Miami was wary. Dealers in...

While I finish up the Basel Miami post, here's a little amuse oeil: the view from the Skywalk at the Convention Center. A wide, windo...

Yinka Shonibare, Black Gold, wall painting with stretch fabric attachments, at Stephen Friedman Gallery, London First stop on the FAIR FAC...